1861  Union troops passed Daufuskie Island on their way to Savannah and spotted the mansion. They ransacked the structure for its timber and burned what was left (History of Haig Point).

1871  After the war, when the area was rebuilding, the government began to add lights along the coast to aid sailors. The Pope family sold five acres for $745 to the government for these purposes (History of Haig Point).

1965  Bostwick was able to purchased the lighthouse property and reunite the plantation. The lighthouse had been neglected for years and Bostwick completed a renovation of the structure in 1967 (History of Haig Point).

1984  International Paper Realty Corporation purchased the plantation with plans to develop it into a resort community (History of Haig Point).